Monthly Archives: February 2019

A Letter to the Editor from Councillor Norman MURPHY [UKIP], who writes to offer readers a clear account of the ill-conceived SBC strategy to destroy The Futurist Theatre – and a clear vision for its renaissance. The Enquirer salutes any [...]

Scarborough Dysfunctional Council an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reviewing the present dysfunctional state of a Council that has been usurped by the few at the expense of the many – an OLIGARCHY. ~~~~~ When first I began [...]

Today’s Guest Author is ALLAN ROBERTS of Scarborough, who has been monitoring Scarborough Borough Council’s reaction to the news that Scarborough South Bay bathing water rating has been down-graded from ‘sufficient’ to ‘poor’. ~~~~~ The 8th November 2016 presented devastating [...]

SBC Council Tax ‘Summonses’ – Junkmail? the first in a periodic series of “In My View” articles by NIGEL WARD, addressing SBC Council Tax ‘Summonses’ and highlighting a potential fraud on the grand scale. ~~~~~ A number of Enquirer readers [...]

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the ninety-second in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and far beyond. Readers [...]

A Letter to the Editor from Bernard BLAGDEN of Scarborough, who writes to address Scarborough Borough Council Leader Councillor Derek BASTIMAN [Con.] in the public domain and in the public interest. ~~~~~ Dear Sir, Please publish the following item for [...]

SBC: Cabinet Performance Ratings In response to a request from a number of Scarborough Borough Councillors, the North Yorks Enquirer has agreed to publish the following Open Letter to the Leader of Scarborough Borough Councillor and his seven Portfolio Holders [...]

Dear Messers Dillon, Edwards, Watson and Mrs Dixon, In the wake of the Marriott scandal, which highlighted Scarborough Borough Council’s unwillingness to investigate alleged corruption within the council, which Judge Humphrey Forrest called a “Whitewash“, a number of you were [...]

SBC: The Leader, The Cabinet & The Futurist an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, offering an overview of the SBC Cabinet – a tale with a sting in it’s tail. ~~~~~ Throughout the year of 2016, there have [...]

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